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that 65% of americans believe that romney would do more to advance the wealthy. when it comes to the interest of you and your family, president obama and romney are essentially tied. more than half of those polled said that the president would do more to help the middle class. >>> good news for anyone looking to buy a house or refinance. the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a new low, 3.78%. that's the lowest rate in 40 years of record keeping. >>> overseas this morning -- stocks are mostly higher. tokyo's nikkei average was up 17% today. hong kong's hang seng is also up by 78%. in london, the ftse opened higher. the gou gained back 34 points yesterday. the nasdaq index fell about 11. >>> an epic battle brewing at the box office this weekend. experts saying that men in black 3 will finally send avengers from its perch. >>> coming up next on this friday morning -- the rare lung disorder that you can get from bacteria in your shower. >>> and in sports, a camera gets crunched by king james himself. heat highlights coming up. himself. heat highlights
that 65% of americans believe that romney would do more to advance the wealthy. when it comes to the interest of you and your family, president obama and romney are essentially tied. more than half of those polled said that the president would do more to help the middle class. >>> good news for anyone looking to buy a house or refinance. the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a new low, 3.78%. that's the lowest rate in 40 years of record keeping. >>> overseas...
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tonight, the poll gives mitt romney a one-point edge. so, we asked abc's david muir to tell us his strategy for the final sprint. >> reporter: mitt romney bolting through the battlegrounds. today, on the campaign plane, it was the candidate taking pictures. romney capturing images of his staff sneaking a nap, as romney faces to the finish. in just the last 24 hours, virginia -- >> virginia, we're going to win on november 6th, i'll tell you that. >> reporter: wisconsin. >> god bless the people of wisconsin. thank you. >> reporter: and tonight, ohio. >> wow, it's good to be back. >> reporter: romney supporters with their own version of that obama rallying cry of "four more years." >> four more days! four more days! >> you got that one right, by the way. you got that absolutely right. four more days. >> reporter: and today, romney's closing argument, meant to appeal to those moderate voters, that sliver of voters in the middle who might still be persuadable, promising to work with the other party, with this attack aimed at the president. >>
tonight, the poll gives mitt romney a one-point edge. so, we asked abc's david muir to tell us his strategy for the final sprint. >> reporter: mitt romney bolting through the battlegrounds. today, on the campaign plane, it was the candidate taking pictures. romney capturing images of his staff sneaking a nap, as romney faces to the finish. in just the last 24 hours, virginia -- >> virginia, we're going to win on november 6th, i'll tell you that. >> reporter: wisconsin....
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numbers out today one poll had romney eight points behind president obama in ohio. in another swing state florida, romney trails by four points. this map shows projections of the steep climb for romney without ohio he would need every other battleground state at the same time he needs to stay on message. yesterday at a rally in ohio romney backtracked a bit on the comment he made about the 47%. he said he doesn't have to worry about. >> i want to be president of all the people of america. i want to help all the people of america. you don't get into a race like this with myself and my family and do the work and commitment that we've put forward without the passion to help all of america. >> reporter: today in ohio the candidates are expected to clash over china. the obama campaign will hit romney for investments in chinese companies. after ohio the next face off will be the first presidential debate october 3rd. kira klapper, abc7 news. >>> 5:05. prosecutors say they will not file charges against the san jose police officer whose 3-year-old son accidentally killed hi
numbers out today one poll had romney eight points behind president obama in ohio. in another swing state florida, romney trails by four points. this map shows projections of the steep climb for romney without ohio he would need every other battleground state at the same time he needs to stay on message. yesterday at a rally in ohio romney backtracked a bit on the comment he made about the 47%. he said he doesn't have to worry about. >> i want to be president of all the people of america....
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this morning a new gallup poll is showing a tighter race. the president is up three points after being up six points at his peak. abc's karen travers has all of the latest now from the campaign trail. >> reporter: california is safely in president obama's corner, but he's not there looking for votes. he's raising campaign cash, a lot of it. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: the stars came out. george clooney, stevie wonder, jon bon jovi, and katy perry, all on hand to support the president's re-election. >> everything we fought for in 2008 is on the line here in 2012, and i need your help to finish what we started. >> reporter: it will be a lucrative california swing. over two days the obama campaign's expected to raise a minimum of $9.5 million. no surprise that the president is shattering fund-raising records. last month the president's campaign and the democratic party raised $181 million, bringing his re-election total to $835 million. romney's raised at least $548 million so far. mitt romney's spent his second consecutive day asking for
this morning a new gallup poll is showing a tighter race. the president is up three points after being up six points at his peak. abc's karen travers has all of the latest now from the campaign trail. >> reporter: california is safely in president obama's corner, but he's not there looking for votes. he's raising campaign cash, a lot of it. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: the stars came out. george clooney, stevie wonder, jon bon jovi, and katy perry, all on hand to support...
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if mitt romney wins, as the polls suggest, he gets all of florida's gop delegates, all 50. and that's why the political battle between romney and gingrich has been especially intense. >> now character accusations, character assassinations. gingrich has fallen dramatically in the polls since nine days ago, when he actually led in florida. >> and a week ago we thought newt was going to be the guy. not looking good. >> the ups and downs. but the vetting is good, i guess. >>> also this morning, embarrassment for a pilot at denver's international airport. so how did a southwest airlines jet clip a light pole just outside the terminal? it led to a hassle for passengers and a big investigation for the cockpit crew. >> so many investigations of incidents at airports for the last year or so, which is kind of scary what goes on there. >>> also later this half hour, a medical technician in dallas wanted to test an mri machine. so he asked his best friend to get scanned to see if everything was working okay. what they discovered purely by accident led to a medical miracle. a wonderful,
if mitt romney wins, as the polls suggest, he gets all of florida's gop delegates, all 50. and that's why the political battle between romney and gingrich has been especially intense. >> now character accusations, character assassinations. gingrich has fallen dramatically in the polls since nine days ago, when he actually led in florida. >> and a week ago we thought newt was going to be the guy. not looking good. >> the ups and downs. but the vetting is good, i guess....
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romney trounced rim santorum in washington state, who leads in some national polls. for romney this is the mighty most, the momentum going into the biggest day on the calendar for the campaign so far. >> get out and vote on tuesday! thank you so much. >> reporter: if it seems that the candidates are moving a little quicker it's because they have a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of time left until super tuesday. yes, super tuesday. when voters in ten states go to the polls. more delegates delivered in one night than in the entire campaign. what is a candidate to do in just two days? lots of talking. >> i will never apologize for the greatness of this country. >> reporter: and lots of traveling. ron paul thinks he's strong out west. alaska and idaho. newt gingrich, way ahead in his state of georgia, is actually home at his virginia home, then will bounce into tennessee. romney hits newt's territory, georgia, tennessee and ohio. for santorum it's tennessee, okay, and then ohio, that is the big prize. it's a swing state where romney could quiet his critics. >> obvi
romney trounced rim santorum in washington state, who leads in some national polls. for romney this is the mighty most, the momentum going into the biggest day on the calendar for the campaign so far. >> get out and vote on tuesday! thank you so much. >> reporter: if it seems that the candidates are moving a little quicker it's because they have a lot of ground to cover and not a lot of time left until super tuesday. yes, super tuesday. when voters in ten states go to the polls....
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. >> a new poll gives an edge to the president as mitt romney makes his surprising statement. it is monday, september 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> 57 days, not till the weekend. >> till the election. >> i'm paula faris on this monday morning. we'll get to the latest in the race for president in just a moment. >>> also, this half hour eyes on the bad guys. the federal government is using some pretty high-tech methods to weed out potential terrorists as they go about their daily lives. but some say that it goes slightly too far. >>> plus, it was the defining moment of one of the highest profile trials in modern history. the glove that did not fit and the jury that did acquit. now the prosecutor in the o.j. simpson case says the defense actually pulled a fast one. who does not remember that moment and johnnie cochran's now famous quote on that. wow. >> yes, fascinates information. >>> and a top tennis player told to slim down or stay home. how she let her game speak for herself. >> exactly. tha
. >> a new poll gives an edge to the president as mitt romney makes his surprising statement. it is monday, september 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> 57 days, not till the weekend. >> till the election. >> i'm paula faris on this monday morning. we'll get to the latest in the race for president in just a moment. >>> also, this half hour eyes on the bad...
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polls show romney was supported by key voting groups who had refused to back him in the past. tea partiers, middle income earners and college grads. at his victory rally he focused on the white house. >> president obama thinks he's doing a good job. i'm not kidding. he actually thinks he's doing a great job. he thinks he's doing an historically great job, like abraham lincoln and lbj and fdr. and, no, he did not say that on "saturday night live." >> even with romney's impressive wins last night, rick santorum and newt gingrich say they will not leave the race, even though folks from the republican party continue to urge them to get out because it's just going to weaken their chances in november. >> some would argue it's time to wave the white flag and get out. they could be staying around to jockey for another position, whether a place on the ticket or secretary of this, secretary of that. romney last night kind of painted the president as out of touch. this his new buzz phrase -- government-centered society, trying to paint the president as someone who wants government to tak
polls show romney was supported by key voting groups who had refused to back him in the past. tea partiers, middle income earners and college grads. at his victory rally he focused on the white house. >> president obama thinks he's doing a good job. i'm not kidding. he actually thinks he's doing a great job. he thinks he's doing an historically great job, like abraham lincoln and lbj and fdr. and, no, he did not say that on "saturday night live." >> even with romney's...
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>> polls show mitt romney pulling ahead. rick santorum had been in the lead. remember, it's a caucus. low turnout, high intensity. ron paul's folks are hoping to have a good showing. right now, mitt romney seems to be in the lead in washington. >> what is important is super tuesday. all eyes on ohio. mitt romney and rick santorum in a very close race. very heated. what do you expect? >> this has been neck and neck. rick santorum has been leading. ohio being a pivotal general election state. but really a test of electability. that's how people are seeing it. mitt romney needs to pull out a win. if santorum can win ohio, he's got a big case to make. there are more delegates at stake than in the previous contests combined. >> and one name we haven't talked about yet, newt gingrich. just a few weeks ago, he said everything was riding on super tuesday. is there any chance he can come out ahead? >> that will be a tough call. he's staked his campaign on winning georgia, his home state. where he served as a congressman. if he can't make that hurdle, it will be hard to
>> polls show mitt romney pulling ahead. rick santorum had been in the lead. remember, it's a caucus. low turnout, high intensity. ron paul's folks are hoping to have a good showing. right now, mitt romney seems to be in the lead in washington. >> what is important is super tuesday. all eyes on ohio. mitt romney and rick santorum in a very close race. very heated. what do you expect? >> this has been neck and neck. rick santorum has been leading. ohio being a pivotal general...
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. >> a brand new abc news poll shows support for romney may be slipping for the first time in months. it's monday february 6th. >>> oh, yeah. i hear there was a big football game last night. i heard something about a game. >> a team called the giants? have you heard of them? >> you mean the super bowl champion new york giants? forgive us today. we're a little excited here in new york. >> we are gloating. yes, we are gloating. we apologize. >> world champions. new york is a very happy and probably still drunk place. this morning after -- >> not us. >> not us, unfortunately. >> no, no. >> but we had to show off a little swag here. >> we are happy nonetheless. good morning, everyone. i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> she's on assignment. mitt romney is a surefire republican front-runner this morning after winning the nevada caucuses hands down over the weekend. but is he popular enough and in touch enough to actually capture the presidency? that is the big question. >> it is. everyone wants to know. also this half hour, the killer winter that's putting parts of europe in the deep f
. >> a brand new abc news poll shows support for romney may be slipping for the first time in months. it's monday february 6th. >>> oh, yeah. i hear there was a big football game last night. i heard something about a game. >> a team called the giants? have you heard of them? >> you mean the super bowl champion new york giants? forgive us today. we're a little excited here in new york. >> we are gloating. yes, we are gloating. we apologize. >> world...
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the latest polls show gingrich losing some ground in the state. >> despite his lead mitt romney is not letting up in his attacks on gingrich. abc's jonathan karl reports from the sunshine state. >> reporter: newt gingrich may be sliding in the polls here, but he attracted an overflow crowd to the village's town center in central florida. gingrich is trying to climb back with some of his harshest words yet for mitt romney. >> and i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. they will not nominate somebody who raises millions from wall street to run ads that are false. >> reporter: for his part romney essentially called gingrich a sore loser. >> he's on tv this morning going from station to station complaining about what he thinks are the reasons he's had difficulty here in florida. i think for each of us if we fail somewhere, if we fail in a debate or we fail to get the support of people it's time to look in the mirror. >> reporter: but the story of this campaign in florida is largely a story of big money
the latest polls show gingrich losing some ground in the state. >> despite his lead mitt romney is not letting up in his attacks on gingrich. abc's jonathan karl reports from the sunshine state. >> reporter: newt gingrich may be sliding in the polls here, but he attracted an overflow crowd to the village's town center in central florida. gingrich is trying to climb back with some of his harshest words yet for mitt romney. >> and i believe the republican party will not nominate...
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. >>> president obama and governor romney get ready to tackle voters' questions as a new poll shows yet another shift in the lead. it's monday, october 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> everyone's favorite day of the week. good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's actually not my favorite day of the week. >> yeah. >> oh, sarcasm. >> there you go. she's quick tonight. >> always a little slow on mondays. paula faris. >>> we're going to have the latest on how candidates are tweaking their strategies for their second debate. >>> but first, a look at some of the other stories we're going to follow this half hour. a death-defying plunge to earth, 883 miles an hour, unbelievable, with just a parachute to break his fall. how felix baumgartner managed to cheat death. it was a picture-perfect free fall and landing. look at that moment right there. he did it, shattering the world record. he did it. unbelievable. people were riveted to the video over the weekend. >> i can't imagine free falling for other four minutes. >> no. and at almost 900 miles an ho
. >>> president obama and governor romney get ready to tackle voters' questions as a new poll shows yet another shift in the lead. it's monday, october 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> everyone's favorite day of the week. good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> it's actually not my favorite day of the week. >> yeah. >> oh, sarcasm. >> there you go. she's quick tonight. >> always a little...
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republicans go to the polls in ten states today for the super tuesday showdown. >> will mitt romney walk away from these races a clear front-runner, or will conservatives show up in big numbers for rick santorum? it's tuesday march 6th. >>> what a big day it's going to be. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're ready for super tuesday. we've got super tuesday. we've got selection sunday this week. >> i'm more ready for sunday i think. >> mitt romney is expected to do well today despite some mixed polls this week, especially in favorability. we're going to take you to the buckeye state, ohio, which could be the state that could make or break a gop campaign tonight. you know the slogan in ohio is the heart of it all, and that's kind of the heart of the campaign right now. >> it is a huge state to win. that's for sure. see how that's going to turn out a few hours from now. >>> also this morning is rush limbaugh's latest apology to a law student too little too late? his comments, his increasing loss of advertising revenue, and the young woman herself that he c
republicans go to the polls in ten states today for the super tuesday showdown. >> will mitt romney walk away from these races a clear front-runner, or will conservatives show up in big numbers for rick santorum? it's tuesday march 6th. >>> what a big day it's going to be. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. we're ready for super tuesday. we've got super tuesday. we've got selection sunday this week. >> i'm more ready for sunday i think....
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and polls are saying different things. fox news has romney up 46/44. over obama. gallup has romney up as well. 47/45. and the latest poll in that story, cnn, 52/43. so, obviously, the polls are all over the place here, too. but that gender gap is very real and that's going to become a contentious issue as ann romney, as you heard, going to take center stage. >> that's right. that female vote. the all-important -- >>> moving on. exclusive new details in the scandal rocking the secret service. abc news has learned the agents under investigation were partying at a cartagena brothel. the men were drinking heavily during their night out and enlisted the services of the club's prostitutes. prostitution is legal in parts of colombia. more than ten members of the military have also been implicated in the scandal and that is more than first thought. >> a widening scandal for the white house. >>> the defense secretary is taking some new action to combat sexual assault cases in the military. leon panetta says rape cases should be subject to top-level court-martial reviews as
and polls are saying different things. fox news has romney up 46/44. over obama. gallup has romney up as well. 47/45. and the latest poll in that story, cnn, 52/43. so, obviously, the polls are all over the place here, too. but that gender gap is very real and that's going to become a contentious issue as ann romney, as you heard, going to take center stage. >> that's right. that female vote. the all-important -- >>> moving on. exclusive new details in the scandal rocking the...
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>> rob, mitt romney does have that comfortable lead here, more than 20 points in most of the polls we've seen over the last couple of days, but if there's one thing new hampshire voters don't like, and that's a victory party before all of the votes are counted. so mitt romney's campaign is cautiously optimistic at this point, but they're still encouraging their voters to get out to the polls tomorrow. they don't want to take anything for granted, especially with the potential for a surprise from jon huntsman. yes, jon huntsman, who was polling in the single digits just a couple weeks ago, he has been campaigning hard here in new hampshire for months. he skipped iowa, spent all of his time here, put all of his eggs in a new hampshire basket. and they're showing a little bit of a surge in the polls for him right now. he could come out tomorrow night and maybe surprise with a third place, maybe even a second place. and rob and paula, that would really shake up this race. >> karen, thank you so much for joining us live in manchester. and stay warm. all right? >> another shake-up in the gop r
>> rob, mitt romney does have that comfortable lead here, more than 20 points in most of the polls we've seen over the last couple of days, but if there's one thing new hampshire voters don't like, and that's a victory party before all of the votes are counted. so mitt romney's campaign is cautiously optimistic at this point, but they're still encouraging their voters to get out to the polls tomorrow. they don't want to take anything for granted, especially with the potential for a...
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the poll finds romney six points now ahead of rick santorum. >> abc's rick klein looks at the race and which state is most important on super tuesday. good morning, rick. >> reporter: rob and paula, ohio is the ball game tuesday. it is a huge opportunity for rick santorum to show he can win a big battleground state, what he failed to do last week in michigan. and it may even be bigger for mitt romney. he can all but end the nomination fight by winning ohio. meanwhile, barbara bush, the former first lady, has recorded a call for mitt romney in ohio. >> hi. this is barbara bush. we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years and ann will make a great first lady. >> reporter: that means the republican establishment is falling in line behind mitt romney. this is a statement, a strong signal to the gop rank and file, it's time to coalesce behind the man who is almost certain to be their nominee. and all the candidates have to deal with these controversial comments that rush limbaugh made last week. and this is exactly the kin
the poll finds romney six points now ahead of rick santorum. >> abc's rick klein looks at the race and which state is most important on super tuesday. good morning, rick. >> reporter: rob and paula, ohio is the ball game tuesday. it is a huge opportunity for rick santorum to show he can win a big battleground state, what he failed to do last week in michigan. and it may even be bigger for mitt romney. he can all but end the nomination fight by winning ohio. meanwhile, barbara bush,...
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romney should be doing better in the polls than he is. >> he should be. and if romney is going to pounce, though, this is his time to see if he can seize the day and take advantage of this. >> and he hasn't done that just yet. the time is now, though. >> exactly. >>> a moving tourist attraction is now taking the scenic route to its permanent home here in new york. the space shuttle "enterprise" should arrive at the intrepid, sea, air and space museum tomorrow. it was carried by barge from kennedy airport over to new jersey. it will circle the statue of liberty and pass the world trade center site before it's lifted on to the "intrepid." it's a shuttle prototype that never flew in space. >>> sky watchers are in for two stellar shows starting in a couple hours. a partial lunar eclipse will be visible on the pacific side of our planet. visible from east asia to central north america. just before daybreak. it happens when the full moon passes through the shadow of earth. you know that, right? and tomorrow, venus will pass between the sun and earth. a rare tra
romney should be doing better in the polls than he is. >> he should be. and if romney is going to pounce, though, this is his time to see if he can seize the day and take advantage of this. >> and he hasn't done that just yet. the time is now, though. >> exactly. >>> a moving tourist attraction is now taking the scenic route to its permanent home here in new york. the space shuttle "enterprise" should arrive at the intrepid, sea, air and space museum...
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mitt romney is poised to win in illinois, but the polls show the race is very tight. no matter what happens, it's not going to fundamentally change this nomination race. mitt romney and rick santorum scrambling for votes in the land of lincoln. romney admired the famous 16-inch pancakes served at charlie parker's diner in springfield and he saw in them some political symbolism. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. >> reporter: the margin was so big that romney picked up all the delegates at stake. romney's built a successful strategy by stringing together big wins in small contests. he's snagged almost all of the delegates up for grabs in the virgin islands, guam, northern marianas and american samoa. romney pulled out tight wins in michigan and ohio. some poll shows illinois looking very similar. romney and his allies are crushing santorum on illinois tv and radio, outspending him by a 7-1 margin. >> he's never run a business or a state. >> on the trail, the candidates have been seriously trading jabs. >> i don't think we're going to re
mitt romney is poised to win in illinois, but the polls show the race is very tight. no matter what happens, it's not going to fundamentally change this nomination race. mitt romney and rick santorum scrambling for votes in the land of lincoln. romney admired the famous 16-inch pancakes served at charlie parker's diner in springfield and he saw in them some political symbolism. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. >> reporter: the margin was so big...
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also this morning, our new political poll just out should make mitt romney a bit more optimistic about november, even though he could face some major political challenges in some southern primaries tomorrow. as rob always likes to call it, political theater. >> theater. >> oh, you have a nice accent there. >> thank you. i appreciate that. and later this half hour, american couples and the division of labor over housework and raising a family. why one expert says overworked women can only blame themselves. >> so i should blame myself right now and not my husband? >> why not? >> okay, honey. you're off the hook. >>> but first, our new abc news poll taken before the shooting rampage. 60% of americans think the afghan war is not worth fighting. >> and 54% say u.s. forces should abandon training afghan security forces and withdraw at once. our coverage of the shooting begins with abc's muhammad lila in islamabad. >> reporter: blankets cover the bodies of the victims as they're removed from the scene of the massacre. but there is no concealing the anguish. "they killed a child," this grievin
also this morning, our new political poll just out should make mitt romney a bit more optimistic about november, even though he could face some major political challenges in some southern primaries tomorrow. as rob always likes to call it, political theater. >> theater. >> oh, you have a nice accent there. >> thank you. i appreciate that. and later this half hour, american couples and the division of labor over housework and raising a family. why one expert says overworked...
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the latest national poll shows rick santorum surging ahead of mitt romney. get this, by ten points. that's beyond the margin of error. it's actually the first time santorum has had a double-digit lead. another twist for sure. however, mitt romney is still blowing santorum away when it comes to fund-raising. his campaign brought in $6.5 million last month but had enough on hand to spend a whopping $18 million. meanwhile, santorum raised about 4.5 million bucks. he's already spent most of that to become the front-runner. >>> overseas now to the deadly unrest in syria. forces loyal to syrian president bashar assad's regime are maintaining that their offensive against rebel forces in the city of homs, there are reports that government troops and tanks are just outside the city possibly for a new ground assault, weary citizens lining up for bread amidst the violence. the red cross is trying to broker a cease-fire. >> i much-needed cease-fire. >>> also from the mideast, some lucky sailors who were rescued from their burning ship. lucky for them a tv crew was actually nearby when the fire
the latest national poll shows rick santorum surging ahead of mitt romney. get this, by ten points. that's beyond the margin of error. it's actually the first time santorum has had a double-digit lead. another twist for sure. however, mitt romney is still blowing santorum away when it comes to fund-raising. his campaign brought in $6.5 million last month but had enough on hand to spend a whopping $18 million. meanwhile, santorum raised about 4.5 million bucks. he's already spent most of that to...
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polls show romney getting more votes. president obama with the edge in the key battleground. >> real quick, why do you think the firewall exists in ohio? what is the there in that state? >> the state is different for a couple reasons. for one reason, the unemployment rate is different than actual rate. all arguments about the economy that mitt romney is making may have less resonance. the auto industry. about one in eight folks in ohio have a job somewhat tied to the auto industry. bailout huge for president obama, the old op-ed said let detroit go bankrupt, coming back to haunt him over and over. and neither of the candidates has a demographic lock on ohio. they have trouble with white working class voters, predominant voter in ohio. both are struggling to make the connection. >> and there's a good chance that the buckeye state is going to be a bit of a bear. we may not know the results until november 16 at the earliest. but in terms of moving on, a lot of people are going to be talking about the president's comments to
polls show romney getting more votes. president obama with the edge in the key battleground. >> real quick, why do you think the firewall exists in ohio? what is the there in that state? >> the state is different for a couple reasons. for one reason, the unemployment rate is different than actual rate. all arguments about the economy that mitt romney is making may have less resonance. the auto industry. about one in eight folks in ohio have a job somewhat tied to the auto industry....
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real quick, both obama, and romney will be competing for this new number, a new ap poll came out. said that 25% of u.s. voters are persuadable. have not made up their mind. >> yes, that's amazing. >> a lot. >> 25%. very interesting election. >> yes it will. hang on to your seat. >> better believe it. >>> and a big settlement from the ponzi scheme of bernie madoff. clients of one hedge fund manager who invested with madoff will receive $405 million in a deal worked out by the new york attorney general. most of the clients are new york residents or charitable groups, will get 40% of their losses up to $5 million. >>> teenager near san diego in trouble all because of emergency situation that was caused when he tried to steal a soda. check it out. 17-year-old reaching into the machine, tried to get a soda for free. think i did that once as a kid. his arm got stuck in the machine up to his shoulder. mine didn't, fortunately, and it took an hour to complete this rescue operation. >> we ended up, initially thought if we could get somebody that had a key that would be able to open the doo
real quick, both obama, and romney will be competing for this new number, a new ap poll came out. said that 25% of u.s. voters are persuadable. have not made up their mind. >> yes, that's amazing. >> a lot. >> 25%. very interesting election. >> yes it will. hang on to your seat. >> better believe it. >>> and a big settlement from the ponzi scheme of bernie madoff. clients of one hedge fund manager who invested with madoff will receive $405 million in a...
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another poll had mitt romney going up two points after the convention. same poll today had him him tied, 45-45. the bounce, is basically gone. >> do they think having the dnc in north carolina will benefit their strategy if they had the dnc in 2008 in colorado. north carolina won by 14,000 votes in '08. >> right, very tight. they had the convention in colorado in 2008. they had a lot of momentum heading in there. they saw it as a purple state they could turn blue. north carolina was a purplish state that turned blue in 2008, but it's gone back to the red. the obama campaign doesn't feel as good about north carolina or colorado as they did four years ago. two very different states. rob, paula, a lot of buzz about whether or not they can fill that very large stadium behind us, all the way in the distance. carolina panthers stadium seats 75,000 people. that its a lot to fill. hoping to get activists energized get them thursday. bring out james taylor, all sorts of musical acts. but it is going to be raining. so that may put a damper on all the festivities.
another poll had mitt romney going up two points after the convention. same poll today had him him tied, 45-45. the bounce, is basically gone. >> do they think having the dnc in north carolina will benefit their strategy if they had the dnc in 2008 in colorado. north carolina won by 14,000 votes in '08. >> right, very tight. they had the convention in colorado in 2008. they had a lot of momentum heading in there. they saw it as a purple state they could turn blue. north carolina was...
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in the republican race the latest poll finds newt gingrich gaining serious ground on mitt romney. >> it's getting hot. new details about romney's wealth could get in the way of his front-runner status. abc's karen travers is following the campaign and has the latest. good morning to you, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. the romney campaign sees the margin narrowing. this race may be closer than we think in south carolina. the race in south carolina is heating up. a new poll there has romney up ten points over his nearest rival, newt gingrich, who gained five points in two weeks. romney may be in the lead, but he's not easing up the pressure. he mocked gingrich's statement that he created jobs as a member of congress. >> congressmen taking responsibility, or taking credit for helping create jobs is like al gore taking credit for the internet. >> reporter: rick santorum's campaigning hard. he wants to be the anti-romney choice for south carolina's christian evangelicals, who could make up more than half of saturday's primary voters. >> this is a race where th
in the republican race the latest poll finds newt gingrich gaining serious ground on mitt romney. >> it's getting hot. new details about romney's wealth could get in the way of his front-runner status. abc's karen travers is following the campaign and has the latest. good morning to you, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. the romney campaign sees the margin narrowing. this race may be closer than we think in south carolina. the race in south carolina is...
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polls say romney holds a slight lead over santorum in tuesday's illinois primary. >> i appreciate your willingness to vote on tuesday. i need your vote on tuesday. >> reporter: he continued to question santorum's economic credentials, calling him and president obama economic lightweights. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. >> reporter: santorum was busy wooing voters in louisiana, pursuing his southern strategy after beating romney in mississippi and alabama. >> every single day when i go out and talk to folks i hear the same thing over and over and over again. "i'm praying for you." "i'm praying for you." >> reporter: on abc's "this week" santorum challenged romney tie one-on-one debate. >> see if governor romney's willing to come out. he's been turning down every single debate. he's been hiding behind the billionaires who are funding his super pac and spending outrageous amounts of money, all running negative ads. >> reporter: larry jacobs, abc news. >> high drama in illinois. 69 delegates up for grabs in illinois on tue
polls say romney holds a slight lead over santorum in tuesday's illinois primary. >> i appreciate your willingness to vote on tuesday. i need your vote on tuesday. >> reporter: he continued to question santorum's economic credentials, calling him and president obama economic lightweights. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. >> reporter: santorum was busy wooing voters in louisiana, pursuing his southern...
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a new poll from "the des moines register" has mitt romney clinging to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. in third place, a soaring rick santorum. santorum's 11th hour surge is legitimate and may be growing stronger. the "register" poll was conduct ed over three days. but take a look at the data from just the last two days. santorum actually in second place. >> still got a ways to go. we are the one on the move. nobody else its. that's pretty exciting. >> reporter: there may be hope for the candidates who have seen their stock and poll numbers plummet. the "register" poll found that 41% of likely caucus-goers say they could change their mind before tuesday. michele bachmann said her recent 99 county barn storming trip across iowa gives her reason to be confident. >> this isn't about polling. this is what we are seeing in reality. i think tuesday night people are going to see a miracle. >> reporter: newt gingrich pummeled on television in iowa. millions of dollars of negative ads have been run against him from supporters of mitt romney. yesterday he lashed o
a new poll from "the des moines register" has mitt romney clinging to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. in third place, a soaring rick santorum. santorum's 11th hour surge is legitimate and may be growing stronger. the "register" poll was conduct ed over three days. but take a look at the data from just the last two days. santorum actually in second place. >> still got a ways to go. we are the one on the move. nobody else its. that's pretty exciting....
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and another new poll from pew research shows santorum ahead of romney by two points with gingrich trailing in third place as the gop's conservative voters still try to rally around a candidate. but a lot of ups and downs there. >> mm-hmm. >>> meanwhile, president obama threw down the gauntlet in the looming presidential race. his budget. he released his blueprint for 2013 in a campaign-style event at a community college in virginia. his budget outlines $3.8 trillion in spending and $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade, partly paid for by higher taxes on the nation's wealthy. the republicans say, though, it has no chance of passing, it is simply a rehash of old obama policies. >>> another issue sure to come up in the presidential race is gay marriage. washington became the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday with the stroke of governor chris gregoire's pen. the state already had a same-sex everything but marriage law, but the government and legislature believed that was not enough. >> i'm proud our same-sex couples will no longer be treated as separately e
and another new poll from pew research shows santorum ahead of romney by two points with gingrich trailing in third place as the gop's conservative voters still try to rally around a candidate. but a lot of ups and downs there. >> mm-hmm. >>> meanwhile, president obama threw down the gauntlet in the looming presidential race. his budget. he released his blueprint for 2013 in a campaign-style event at a community college in virginia. his budget outlines $3.8 trillion in spending...
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national polls show mitt romney getting a real bounce out of the debate win. we'll have the latest on that ahead. >>> also ahead, we'll have the latest on the escalating meningitis outbreak. the number of cases more than doubling over the weekend to 91. dr. besser joining us with what you need to know right now. >>> and we have some big news for one of our family members, sam. [ applause ] many of you know his fantastic news. over the weekend, do you want to tell, or shall i? >> i -- i drks i -- i was -- i got engaged. [ applause ] >> there's the ring. >> thank you. yeah, thank you very much. and the amazing response from folks all over the country was just incredible for us. and i thank you. and we'll talk about that. >> we have a wedding to plan. >> we got a wedding to plan. >> so excited, sam. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> that's right, sam is leading off the show because we have freezing weather headlines to talk about. after the third hottest summer on record, the u.s. is getting a quick turnaround with winter-like air. look that snow. so many
national polls show mitt romney getting a real bounce out of the debate win. we'll have the latest on that ahead. >>> also ahead, we'll have the latest on the escalating meningitis outbreak. the number of cases more than doubling over the weekend to 91. dr. besser joining us with what you need to know right now. >>> and we have some big news for one of our family members, sam. [ applause ] many of you know his fantastic news. over the weekend, do you want to tell, or shall i?...
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. >> obama knows it's unpopular and romney knows that he was involved in the sort of early version of this in massachusetts. >> that cuts it to him, as well. >> so let me ask you about the latest poll numbers. in the gallup tracking poll we're seeing a little bit of an uptick for president obama. is this significant and if show what's driving it? >> the president had so much trouble in the beginning of june and we saw him drive right into a dead heat with romney. in the last ten days or so, you have seen some improvement in the president's position. one from that supreme court decision, that helps. number two, those ads that his allies have been running against mitt romney's record at bain capital, those are having an effect, as well. and what you're seeing now is the president is opening up a little bit of a lead especially in those key batt battleground states. dan, this thing is going right down to the wire. this is going to be close all the way. >> a full employment act for political reporters like george stephanopoulos and those bain ads, they really focus in the battleground sta
. >> obama knows it's unpopular and romney knows that he was involved in the sort of early version of this in massachusetts. >> that cuts it to him, as well. >> so let me ask you about the latest poll numbers. in the gallup tracking poll we're seeing a little bit of an uptick for president obama. is this significant and if show what's driving it? >> the president had so much trouble in the beginning of june and we saw him drive right into a dead heat with romney. in the...
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. >> after republicans in three states went to the polls, giving santorum a big boost and mitt romney a wake-up call. it's wednesday february 8th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the gop race has been so unpredictable, but the votes from minnesota show santorum in first, ron paul in second, and romney way back in third. he gets the bronze in that state. in missouri santorum again the clear winner in a non-binding primary. and then in colorado santorum is winning the caucus there. so a three-peat for rick santorum. i don't think a lot of people, including the other candidates, saw this one coming. >> no, i mean, you can debate what tonight really means in the long run, but certainly it's a huge momentum boost for rick santorum, and another liability for romney. he just can't get those true conservatives to rally around him. yet that could be his achilles heel as he moves forward. >>> also another major headline on this wednesday morning. it comes from police in suburban seattle. 911 calls from that helpless social worker who witnessed the powell hom
. >> after republicans in three states went to the polls, giving santorum a big boost and mitt romney a wake-up call. it's wednesday february 8th. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. the gop race has been so unpredictable, but the votes from minnesota show santorum in first, ron paul in second, and romney way back in third. he gets the bronze in that state. in missouri santorum again the clear winner in a non-binding primary. and then in...
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karen, a new abc news poll, just out this morning. what do the latest numbers of the poll show? >> dead heat, rob. not surprising there, this is a very close race. has mitt romney up a point. 47%, to 46%. when it comes to the economy. people don't think he is looking out for the middle class. substantial number of americans, 58% say, mitt romney's policies would help the wealthy not the middle class. president obama, they think the opposite. they think he's looking out for the little guy, working class. but the fact that president obama's approval ratings are still so low, below 50%, and the fact that people don't think he is doing a good job handling the economy, that's why this is such a close race. rob, paula, no surprise there. been a close race for a couple months. probably be a close race after the conventions in two weeks. >> nail biter until november. that's for sure. >> all right. thank you to abc karen travers reporting live from tampa. thank you, karen. >> be sure to stay with abc news, we cover the rnc, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will anchor coverage tues
karen, a new abc news poll, just out this morning. what do the latest numbers of the poll show? >> dead heat, rob. not surprising there, this is a very close race. has mitt romney up a point. 47%, to 46%. when it comes to the economy. people don't think he is looking out for the middle class. substantial number of americans, 58% say, mitt romney's policies would help the wealthy not the middle class. president obama, they think the opposite. they think he's looking out for the little guy,...
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now in some polls just seven points separating romney and newt here. so this could really derail his campaign. we'll see how it plays out. especially with conservative voters in that part of the country. >> and women. they don't like to hear that sort of thing. >> no, no. >>> also this morning, cracking down on internet piracy, which is costing the american entertainment industry a fortune. see who the justice department just shut down and why. >> and later this half hour, the textbook of the future is not made of ink and paper. it comes from apple. how ipads will change classrooms and homework assignments for kids around the country. >> what about highlighters and the little post-it notes? i'm old school. >> today's kids you're speaking greek. you know, a foreign language. it's all about the ipad. >> typewriters. >> no, no. and the light bulb. yeah. >>> but first, and then there were four republicans still in the running in tomorrow's south carolina primary. >> rick perry's departure yesterday of course was a boon for newt gingrich. that's who perry e
now in some polls just seven points separating romney and newt here. so this could really derail his campaign. we'll see how it plays out. especially with conservative voters in that part of the country. >> and women. they don't like to hear that sort of thing. >> no, no. >>> also this morning, cracking down on internet piracy, which is costing the american entertainment industry a fortune. see who the justice department just shut down and why. >> and later this half...
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>> reporter: with romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle here in new hampshire may be for second place. rob, paula. >> should be very interesting here too. almost a no brainer in new hampshire. they expect mitt romney to one -- win by a considerable margin. all eyes shifting to south carolina on the 21st. real test, conservative voters in the state. that could be a make or break primary. >> in the new hampshire primary they're expecting larger numbers than the 2008, 250,000 votes in new hampshire. >> we'll be here tuesday night to see how it all goes down. round two. all right. and our team of political correspondents and analysts have you covered as we said for tuesday's new hampshire primary. be sure to stay tuned in, all, night long, tomorrow, and for results, watch "world news now" wednesday morning. >> it's been an emotional weekend in arizona as victims of the tucson shooting were remembered one year later. jessica chapin reports from the somber ceremonies at the university of arizona. >> reporter: 19 candles for those killed and wounded in the january 8th shooting. ♪ >>
>> reporter: with romney so far ahead in the polls the real battle here in new hampshire may be for second place. rob, paula. >> should be very interesting here too. almost a no brainer in new hampshire. they expect mitt romney to one -- win by a considerable margin. all eyes shifting to south carolina on the 21st. real test, conservative voters in the state. that could be a make or break primary. >> in the new hampshire primary they're expecting larger numbers than the 2008,...
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before democrats rejoice, a new poll from gallup shows mitt romney with a four-point lead over the president. a key vulnerability might be the gas prices that are rising. it's an issue newt gingrich is hitting hard. >> thanks, john. >>> let's go back to robin in los angeles. >> hey there, george. we're going to show the video that makes your jaw drop. the car caught on the train tracks. passers by trying to get the car off the track. thankfully, everyone is fine. abc's paula faris has the story. >> reporter: two delaware women were seconds way from this. confused at an intersection, newark police say they drove on to the tracks and got stuck. this video shows the passenger trying to push the car off the rails. fortunately, two good samaritans come to their rescue. >> we're trying to lift the car. next thing you know, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. >> reporter: they plead with the driver to get out. police say she was sober. she stayed in the car. >> we know that train is coming at about 50, 60 miles an hour. you need to get out the car. the passenger was out the car. the driver was sitt
before democrats rejoice, a new poll from gallup shows mitt romney with a four-point lead over the president. a key vulnerability might be the gas prices that are rising. it's an issue newt gingrich is hitting hard. >> thanks, john. >>> let's go back to robin in los angeles. >> hey there, george. we're going to show the video that makes your jaw drop. the car caught on the train tracks. passers by trying to get the car off the track. thankfully, everyone is fine. abc's...
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that gallup tracking poll will be a concern for the romney campaign. that's the poll they've been pointing to make the case this is still a dead heat race. but the president taking the lead in that poll, as well. we asked the governor about these poll numbers as a new ad comes out this morning from the president. he's trying to keep that lead. >> read my plan. >> reporter: this morning, a rare and new two-minute pitch. a new ad from president obama, up in 17 battleground states, as he tries to shape the final weeks of this quickly shifting race. >> there will be debates, speeches and more ads. but if i could sit down with you in your living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say. >> reporter: it comes as the president is buoyed by strong poll numbers in crucial states, ohio and florida. we asked the governor about the ten-point lead in ohio. what do you say to your donors who might be concerned this could be slipping away? >> i'm very pleased with some polls. less so with others. but frankly, at this early stage, polls go up and polls go
that gallup tracking poll will be a concern for the romney campaign. that's the poll they've been pointing to make the case this is still a dead heat race. but the president taking the lead in that poll, as well. we asked the governor about these poll numbers as a new ad comes out this morning from the president. he's trying to keep that lead. >> read my plan. >> reporter: this morning, a rare and new two-minute pitch. a new ad from president obama, up in 17 battleground states, as...
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running a tight race, our new poll shows president obama running a two-point lead over mitt romney. amid likely voters, ahead of wednesday night's face-off. the president now in nevada preparing for the debate. mitt romney rehearsing in massachusetts. both campaigns are downplaying expectations. >>> and a deadly day in afghanistan. three american troops killed this morning in a suicide bombing just one day after a very grim milestone there. now more than 2,000 u.s. troops have been killed in the war. >>> and a daring rescue caught on camera in texas. you can see this suv there burst into flames after the driver lost control and crashed. but then watch the driver of a passing car stops, rinking his own life. pulling that driver out on to the parking lot. and great news today, the man okay this morning. >>> and u.s. agriculture experts say the concerns about a widespread bacon shortage in coming months are pure -- hogwash. the american farm bureau federation now says that pork supplies will just decrease only slightly over the next few months due to the drought. but you can expect to
running a tight race, our new poll shows president obama running a two-point lead over mitt romney. amid likely voters, ahead of wednesday night's face-off. the president now in nevada preparing for the debate. mitt romney rehearsing in massachusetts. both campaigns are downplaying expectations. >>> and a deadly day in afghanistan. three american troops killed this morning in a suicide bombing just one day after a very grim milestone there. now more than 2,000 u.s. troops have been...
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in the polls dribble away by the 11th hour. >> we've still got a long way to go and a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and romney was back on the attack against gingrich. >> i don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next president of the united states a person who spent 40 years in washington as a congressman and a lobbyist. >> reporter: and he tried to settle a flap over his taxes. >> i will release my tax returns for 2010. i'll do that on tuesday of this week. >> reporter: rick santorum, who finished a distant third in south carolina, pledged to soldier on. >> just wait till the next race. >> reporter: that's in florida on january 31st, where romney leads in money and resources for a contest that has now become crucial to preserve his perception of electability. >> i'll keep fighting for every single vote. i will compete in every single state. >> reporter: and now he's competing with what's being called newt-mentum and a chief rival with newfound confidence. chuck seivertson, abc news. >> romney making very clear that his game now is offense, not defen
in the polls dribble away by the 11th hour. >> we've still got a long way to go and a lot of work to do. >> reporter: and romney was back on the attack against gingrich. >> i don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next president of the united states a person who spent 40 years in washington as a congressman and a lobbyist. >> reporter: and he tried to settle a flap over his taxes. >> i will release my tax returns for 2010. i'll do...
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and i think we have a new poll on this shows a 38-point gap between romney and the president. do you think going on "snl" could help in any way on this? >> it could and it's not unprecedented as you pointed out. president obama went on in the 2008 campaign. john mccain went on during the 2008 campaign. you go all of the way back to 1968, richard nixon was on "laugh-in" back then, so this is a path that candidates follow. i think it probably could help a little bit if mitt romney can pull it off, if he can kind of use his awkwardness to his advantage, turn the tables on advantage, turn the tables on it and seem like a guy who can take a joke and give it back. >> not a small if, so you're going to be focusing on the economy on your show today, there's another new number we have out that shows despite the economic growth, three-quarters of americans think we're still in a recession. you spoke to the treasury secretary, tim geithner. what does he say about this? >> this is a big problem. he knows this is what most people feel even though he believes and the president believes that
and i think we have a new poll on this shows a 38-point gap between romney and the president. do you think going on "snl" could help in any way on this? >> it could and it's not unprecedented as you pointed out. president obama went on in the 2008 campaign. john mccain went on during the 2008 campaign. you go all of the way back to 1968, richard nixon was on "laugh-in" back then, so this is a path that candidates follow. i think it probably could help a little bit if...
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the poll shows romney with a slight lead overall and a two-point lead among women voters. that's a big shift from just a few weeks ago. the obama campaign and some independent pollsters are questioning the way the poll was conducted. but the romney campaign says it boils down to women just like men being concerned about the economy. the two sides have gone back and forth about romney's work as the head of bain capital, a private investment firm that downsized companies. an independent group of obama supporters released this video about romney's ties to a steel plant in missouri. >> he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. >> reporter: the romney campaign responded with their own video highlighting a different steel plant with a different outcome. >> when others shied away, mitt romney's private sector leadership team stepped in. >> reporter: yesterday former president george w. bush told abc news he is supporting romney. that is not a big surprise, but it was his first public comment on the presidential race. rob and diana? >> he made that comment and shouted out
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mitt romney's lead there is gone. a new poll out from cnn/"time" magazine shows a dead heat between him and newt gingrich. the former house speaker's surge continues. he's up 16 points in just a week. >> i'm prepared to run this fall as the paycheck candidate. we know that president obama is the best food stamp president in american history. >> reporter: the president's push for economic fairness will be a dominant theme of his re-election campaign, which unofficially kicked off with tuesday night's state of the union. rob and paula, back to you. >> all right. thank you, karen. interesting thing going on in florida. obviously, a highly contested state. the senator from that area, marco rubio, who's rumored to be a potential vice presidential candidate on the ticket here, he actually did not like one of newt's ads, which called romney anti-immigrant. and because he got so very vocal about it, saying it was inaccurate and inflammatory, now newt has pulled that ad out of rotation. so rubio holds a lot of sway, particular
mitt romney's lead there is gone. a new poll out from cnn/"time" magazine shows a dead heat between him and newt gingrich. the former house speaker's surge continues. he's up 16 points in just a week. >> i'm prepared to run this fall as the paycheck candidate. we know that president obama is the best food stamp president in american history. >> reporter: the president's push for economic fairness will be a dominant theme of his re-election campaign, which unofficially...
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rick santorum's strong showing at the polls drove big searches for details about his family and credentials. lookups for the former pennsylvania senator were two times greater than queries for front-runner mitt romney. we saw questions about the presidential hopefuls' religion, net worth, and their ages. and voters are also taking a closer look at the candidates' wives. this week both romney and santorum's spouses were in the news. but internet users seemed to be more intrigued with ann romney than karen santorum. searches for mrs. romney were up more than 1,500%. and she garnered ten times the searches of mrs. santorum. as the gop candidates slog on to the next set of primary races, yahoo news is taking a personal look at the issues up for debate this campaign season. in the new online documentary series "remake america." starting this week, we'll sit at the kitchen table with six families struggling to achieve the american dream and dispatch a team of experts to help them break through. you can follow their stories on yahoo news. and in other news, spring break is fast approaching, and lo
rick santorum's strong showing at the polls drove big searches for details about his family and credentials. lookups for the former pennsylvania senator were two times greater than queries for front-runner mitt romney. we saw questions about the presidential hopefuls' religion, net worth, and their ages. and voters are also taking a closer look at the candidates' wives. this week both romney and santorum's spouses were in the news. but internet users seemed to be more intrigued with ann romney...
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but the internal numbers in the polls show he's in something of a death match with romney on the issue of the economy. >> he is. it's a fascinating poll because it shows both the strengths and weaknesses that both candidates have. president obama still under 50% when it comes to handling the economy. and mitt romney, even though he trails obama, is trusted more to handle the economy by a narrow margin, 48 to 45. and when it comes to trusting to create jobs, same thing, 47%, 45%. romney with a slight margin. within the margin of error, showing how competitive this is. >> and very wide margin but he's struggling on taxes. >> that's right. this is a leading economic indicator in terms of polls, who do you trust to handle taxes? president obama up 10 points, 52 to 42 when democrats are leading on this issue, they win in november. when they're trailing, they lose. and here's one of the reasons, george. look at this number. is romney paying his fair share in taxes? 66% of the american people say no. they heard about romney paying only 15% rate which is all he's legally required to pay when i
but the internal numbers in the polls show he's in something of a death match with romney on the issue of the economy. >> he is. it's a fascinating poll because it shows both the strengths and weaknesses that both candidates have. president obama still under 50% when it comes to handling the economy. and mitt romney, even though he trails obama, is trusted more to handle the economy by a narrow margin, 48 to 45. and when it comes to trusting to create jobs, same thing, 47%, 45%. romney...
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exit polls showed more than half of republican voters here said that romney is the candidate with the best chance to beat president obama. but when it comes to who best understands americans' concerns, voters went with rick santorum. going forward, it's all about delegates and the numbers are certainly in romney's favor. he's built a comfortable lead, and with his big wins he's moved further ahead of his rivals. it's all but impossible for santorum and gingrich to catch up. but they're adamant that they're staying in this race. which means romney still isn't able to turn his focus to the germany election. romney may be the candidate that voters say has the best chance to win in november, but rob and paula, he has a lot of work to do to show that he understands their concerns. >> karen, santorum was saying we are in this thing, clearly enthusiastic after the result. so what's next for the gop? >> reporter: this race is going to go on. and we're talking about weeks, maybe even months. there is no big opportunity for romney to nail down a large chunk of delegates. and that's what he need
exit polls showed more than half of republican voters here said that romney is the candidate with the best chance to beat president obama. but when it comes to who best understands americans' concerns, voters went with rick santorum. going forward, it's all about delegates and the numbers are certainly in romney's favor. he's built a comfortable lead, and with his big wins he's moved further ahead of his rivals. it's all but impossible for santorum and gingrich to catch up. but they're adamant...
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mitt romney is expected to win. but he's also on the offensive over a possible threat from rick santorum among minnesota's conservative base. romney said santorum's time in the u.s. senate was not effective because he supported pork barrel projects. and it got a little rowdy during an appearance by newt gingrich in bloomington, minnesota. he was in the middle of his speech on the difference between his campaign and president obama's when look at that, a heckler interrupted. but a supporter in the crowd confronted the heckler, who was then escorted out by police. >> civility in our politics at its best. >>> in lighter political news, guess about this. tim tebow may try to translate his popularity on the gridiron to a run for elected office. the broncos qb says politics could be something in his future. it's something he says he thinks and praise about. tebow says he's thankful to be living his dream, playing for denver, but added that it's unclear exactly what the future holds. so tim tebow pondering a future in elec
mitt romney is expected to win. but he's also on the offensive over a possible threat from rick santorum among minnesota's conservative base. romney said santorum's time in the u.s. senate was not effective because he supported pork barrel projects. and it got a little rowdy during an appearance by newt gingrich in bloomington, minnesota. he was in the middle of his speech on the difference between his campaign and president obama's when look at that, a heckler interrupted. but a supporter in...
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santorum is three points ahead of mitt romney in another new national poll with ron paul now showing up in third place. also a new abc news poll shows santorum is favored by far more republicans than mitt romney, putting romney's front-runner status in jeopardy yet again. what a wild, meandering gop race this has been. santorum is the new flavor of the week. and at a critical time. >> romney's going to be dubbed as the guy who doesn't know how to close. >> romney's in some serious, serious trouble heading into o'two big primaries at the end of the month. >> it's all about public perception at this point, too. >>> president obama's popularity has surged in the latest poll. now that the economy appears to be doing a bit better, mr. obama's approval rating now stands at 50%. >> very important. people will vote with their wallets this year. the president travels to the midwest after a high-level meeting with a chinese official yesterday. abc's karen travers is joining us with more on all of that from washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula. good morning, rob. th
santorum is three points ahead of mitt romney in another new national poll with ron paul now showing up in third place. also a new abc news poll shows santorum is favored by far more republicans than mitt romney, putting romney's front-runner status in jeopardy yet again. what a wild, meandering gop race this has been. santorum is the new flavor of the week. and at a critical time. >> romney's going to be dubbed as the guy who doesn't know how to close. >> romney's in some serious,...
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the romney campaign puts an intense new focus on battleground states. >> the move comes with polls showing the gop nominee trailing in key states that could swing the election. it's monday, september 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm t.j. winick. rob nelson is on assignment this morning. >> great to have you here, t.j. >> great to be here. >> we're both a little sleep deprived, so bear with us, everybody. i'm paula faris. in a moment, what to look for in the political week ahead. just 43 days now until election day. i'm sure you have it circled on your calendar. >>> also this hour, heavy hearts at the national zoo where they're trying to figure out why the new panda cub born just last week has died, and they did an autopsy trying to get results, but no signs of trauma. it just happened very suddenly. >> a very sad story. >>> and then a rock 'n' roll meltdown for the ages lands green day front man billie joe armstrong in rehab. what set off the rant? that was all caught on tape. >> he wasn't having the time of his life on stage. >>>
the romney campaign puts an intense new focus on battleground states. >> the move comes with polls showing the gop nominee trailing in key states that could swing the election. it's monday, september 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm t.j. winick. rob nelson is on assignment this morning. >> great to have you here, t.j. >> great to be here. >> we're both a little sleep deprived, so bear...
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. >> reporter: in one brand new national poll, santorum leads romney by two points. in a second poll, he's jumped 14 points in less than a week. what's more, santorum leads romney in three crucial republican groups. tea partiers, conservatives, and evangelicals. on this valentine's day, the romney team knows they need to do something to help voters rediscover the love. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: overnight, to a packed house in arizona, a relentless repeated defense of his conservative record. >> let me tell you something about conservatism. my conservatism, the principles of conservatives, great conservative scholars. >> reporter: he picked up voters in maine at a conservative straw poll this weekend, but there they acknowledged as of now, they could be trailing in michigan where romney was born and his father was governor. so how to rekindle the voter romance? plan one, buy the love. romney has a huge financial advantage over his opponents. supporters are dumping money into ads in michigan and other states. though santorum has raised more than $3 million in less than
. >> reporter: in one brand new national poll, santorum leads romney by two points. in a second poll, he's jumped 14 points in less than a week. what's more, santorum leads romney in three crucial republican groups. tea partiers, conservatives, and evangelicals. on this valentine's day, the romney team knows they need to do something to help voters rediscover the love. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: overnight, to a packed house in arizona, a relentless repeated defense of his...
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. >>> but first exit polls show republicans in new hampshire picked romney because he's the most likely candidate to beat barack obama. >> that's it. the campaign is hoping to carry that momentum to the next big challenge, and that comes on january 21st. with more on the big victory in new hampshire here's abc's david muir in manchester. >> reporter: this was a huge win for mitt romney here in new hampshire. he made history, winning iowa and then new hampshire. the first republican other than an incumbent republican to do so since new hampshire was made the first in the nation primary back in the '70s. they celebrated that win here on the stage. governor romney, his wife ann, and their five sons, tagg, matt, josh, ben, and craig. and this is a moment they took advantage of. teleprompters on that stage. the governor careful to take advantage of his moment in the national spotlight after these two victories as they now prepare to move on to south carolina. here's what the governor had to say. >> our debt's too high, and opportunities are too few. and this president wakes up every morning,
. >>> but first exit polls show republicans in new hampshire picked romney because he's the most likely candidate to beat barack obama. >> that's it. the campaign is hoping to carry that momentum to the next big challenge, and that comes on january 21st. with more on the big victory in new hampshire here's abc's david muir in manchester. >> reporter: this was a huge win for mitt romney here in new hampshire. he made history, winning iowa and then new hampshire. the first...
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ann romney, wife of the likely gop presidential nominee has a 40% favorability rating. nearly one-third of those polled find her unfavorable. 30% are undecided. >> important numbers in terms of the gender gap. >>> now to the john edwards conspiracy trial and another day on the stand for the prosecution's star witness. at issue was a key question, when exactly did elizabeth edwards first learn of her husband's affair? abc's bob woodruff reports from north carolina. >> andrew, why were you contacting other witnesses? >> reporter: it was a day of revelations. front and center, former edwards aide andrew young. he described the phone call with edwards when they learned rielle hunter was pregnant. she was claiming edwards was the father. he said the chances he was the father were 1 in 3. young next described the desperate effort to coming up with cash to support hunter who young says favored expensive things. this was going to be a long-term problem, young testified. and miss hunter had good taste. young said it was edwards who orchestrated the effort to get that money. call
ann romney, wife of the likely gop presidential nominee has a 40% favorability rating. nearly one-third of those polled find her unfavorable. 30% are undecided. >> important numbers in terms of the gender gap. >>> now to the john edwards conspiracy trial and another day on the stand for the prosecution's star witness. at issue was a key question, when exactly did elizabeth edwards first learn of her husband's affair? abc's bob woodruff reports from north carolina. >>...
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romney holding a lead in national polls. and he's closed the gap among women. but challenges remain in the battleground states. one adviser admits, the math could be more daunting, than the politics here. >>> and the teenager arrested in the abduction and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway near denver is due in court today. investigators are still collecting evidence from 17-year-old austin sigg's home, not far from the community college where he is studying forensics and mortuary science. sources say sigg confessed to his mother, who called police. >>> and with halloween less than a week away, health officials are sounding the alarm on decorative contact lenses. they say ill-fitting lenses could scratch one's cornea, causing infection or leading to blindness. officials in florida are fining stores, ordering them to stop selling the lenses. >>> finally, a lighter moment from the campaign trail. you would think it would be tough to upstage the president. but not so for one little lad in florida. take a look. while the leader of the free world posed with some
romney holding a lead in national polls. and he's closed the gap among women. but challenges remain in the battleground states. one adviser admits, the math could be more daunting, than the politics here. >>> and the teenager arrested in the abduction and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway near denver is due in court today. investigators are still collecting evidence from 17-year-old austin sigg's home, not far from the community college where he is studying forensics and mortuary...